BOGS. 245 



With regard to spaniels, they are, nine times in 

 ten, so badly broken in, as, in general, to be only fit 

 to drive a large wood ; but, if taught to keep always 

 within half a gunshot, they are the best dogs in 

 existence for working among hassocks and briars. 

 They should be trained very young, or they require 

 an unmerciful deal of flogging ; and it is sometimes 

 advisable, at first, to hunt them with a forefoot tied 

 up in the collar. 



If you have occasion to punish a dog, which I 

 should recommend having recourse to as little as 

 possible, never kick him, for by such means you may 

 do him an injury. I know a sportsman in Hamp- 

 shire who had the misfortune to lose his dog by 

 giving him one unlucky kick ! Always, therefore, flog 

 your dog with a whip or switch. To do this, and, 

 at the same time, avoid the risk of his getting loose, 

 or biting you, hold his head between your knees, by 

 which means you properly secure him, and have a 

 full command of his back, without being liable to 

 strike him in a tender part. 



NEWFOUNDLAND DOGS. 



HERE we are a little in the dark. Every canine 

 brute, that is nearly as big as a jackass, and as hairy 

 as a bear, is denominated mfine Newfoundland dog. 

 Very different, however, is both the proper Labrador 

 and St. John's breed of these animals ; at least, many 



